
Photo: Revista Goles / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Osvaldo Escudero's record is thin, but one line carries real weight for me: he was part of Argentina's squad that won the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship in Japan—the tournament that announced a teenage Maradona to the world. To have shared that pitch and that triumph places him inside a genuinely historic chapter of Argentine football. I have a soft spot for the supporting players in golden generations, the names that fade while one star ascends. Escudero is exactly that kind of figure, and I think such men deserve to be remembered alongside the legend they helped lift.
Overview
Osvaldo Salvador Escudero (born October 15, 1960, in Paso de los Libres, Corrientes) is a former Argentine professional footballer. He was part of the Argentina Under-20 team that won the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship in Japan.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Osvaldo Escudero
- Name (Japanese)
- オスバルド・エスクデロ
- Reading
- おすばるど・えすくでろ
- Born
- October 15, 1960 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rat
- Origin
- Paso de los Libres, Corrientes Province, Argentina
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Argentina →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.